leaving more than a million people without power, including the whole of new orleans. having hit the gulf of mexico last week, the slow moving storm has brought what forecasters called catastrophic storm surge conditions and extreme winds to coastal areas of louisiana. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear of this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm as water rushed in. officials warn some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter,
this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear off this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet, and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm, as water rushed in. officials warned some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree branches litter the streets. and at nightfall, power went out across the entire city. just as new orleans was plunged
a hospital s roof was lifted off by ease by the gas. gusts. low lying areas were overwhelmed by the tidal surge. gusts. low lying areas were overwhelmed by the tidal surge. this footage from a fire station in delacroix, louisiana, captured the rush of water as the night wore on. in new orleans, the entire city went dark as the storm raged outside, the transmission tower toppled into the mississippi river. at this hotel, workers struggled to get their generators running. all across southern louisiana, the painful task of surveying the damage under her ida is under way. under hurricane ida. the destruction is immense and the situation for some is desperate. injefferson parish emergency services have received at least 200 rescue call since last night. there, the rising waters and intense winds left communities in tatters. clarence has lived here for 50 years and says this is the worst
and they will be for some time. from new orleans here s our correspondent, neda tawfiq. this was the force of hurricane ida s wins. a hospital s roof was lifted off by ease by the gas. low lying areas were overwhelmed by the tidal surge. this footage from a fire station in delacroix, louisiana, captured the rush of water as the night wore on. in new orleans, the entire city went dark as the storm raged outside, the transmission tower toppled into the mississippi river. at this hotel, workers struggled to get their generators running. all across southern louisiana, the painful task of surveying the damage under her ida is under way.
nada tawfik reports from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear off this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet, and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm, as water rushed in. officials warned some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree branches litter the streets. and at nightfall, power went out across the entire city. just as new orleans was plunged into darkness, hurricane ida